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Least affordable housing, California counties

California counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2010

01Marin County, CACA253,69410.1+4%

02San Francisco County, CACA826,0799.9−10%

03San Mateo County, CACA743,5689.8+7%

04Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9349.3+1%

05Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8529.2−7%

06Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3919.1+12%

07San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3678.5−6%

08Alameda County, CACA1,636,6308.4−1%

09Orange County, CACA3,149,5078.3+1%

10Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0658.1−16%

11San Diego County, CACA3,282,2488.0+4%

12Monterey County, CACA433,7298.0−16%

13Napa County, CACA132,9497.8−8%

14Sonoma County, CACA486,4447.8−6%

15Mendocino County, CACA88,1227.5−20%

16Ventura County, CACA830,8517.5−1%

17Humboldt County, CACA131,6477.3−10%

18San Benito County, CACA70,0826.9−16%

19Nevada County, CACA101,9116.9−11%

20Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0706.8−3%

21Yolo County, CACA224,4106.8−1%

22Mono County, CACA12,5056.4−26%

23Butte County, CACA209,2116.3+2%

24El Dorado County, CACA192,3236.2−2%

25Solano County, CACA455,3766.2+8%

26Trinity County, CACA15,7206.1−11%

27Riverside County, CACA2,544,9166.0+6%

28Merced County, CACA297,2606.0+9%

29Placer County, CACA442,0815.9+3%

30San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0915.9+3%

31Calaveras County, CACA46,6055.8−9%

32Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4605.8+1%

33San Joaquin County, CACA823,8155.8−2%

34Mariposa County, CACA16,9185.7−0%

35Tuolumne County, CACA53,1605.6−20%

36Alpine County, CACA1,0435.6−22%

37Stanislaus County, CACA557,7195.5−1%

38Plumas County, CACA18,5835.5−17%

39Sutter County, CACA98,7875.4+6%

40Yuba County, CACA88,6915.4+13%

41Imperial County, CACA181,4115.4+8%

42Lake County, CACA67,7725.3−20%

43Tehama County, CACA64,6655.3−8%

44Glenn County, CACA28,1415.2−7%

45Fresno County, CACA1,035,4565.2−5%

46Sierra County, CACA3,0985.2−14%

47Siskiyou County, CACA42,0135.2−18%

48Colusa County, CACA21,8365.2−9%

49Madera County, CACA167,9275.1−14%

50Amador County, CACA41,8765.1−18%

51Del Norte County, CACA26,4105.1−24%

52Shasta County, CACA181,6485.0−17%

53Kern County, CACA927,0684.8+5%

54Inyo County, CACA18,1584.7−27%

55Tulare County, CACA485,1464.6−4%

56Kings County, CACA154,3274.6+1%

57Lassen County, CACA28,1173.9−9%

58Modoc County, CACA8,4263.8−18%

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES